I do not think that me wanting that security is anything paranoid. I am not implying that you are calling me paranoid, but I am just establishing a truth.

The truth is, I do not own a gun, but I have always wanted one "just in case"

Now, to the future poster who wants to quote me on that, I already put the quotes in there.

Have YOU ever been in a situation where you wish you had a gun?

Maybe you have not had a close call, or maybe you have and still feel the same.

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We all have our ideas of what is overboard. I for one think it is a wise decision, and I apply this same thinking to other aspects of life.

Tyler made some comparisons.

When you drive around do you carry stuff with you?

I have a sleeping bag, 2 blankets, 20 granola bars, drinking water, beef jerky, trail mix, a mess kit, 2 lanterns, 4 9v batteries, a hobo tool, a camp axe, an all purpose tarp, 2 ponchos, a dual burner propane stove,2 propane tanks,a fire extinguisher, some synthetic oil, antifreeze, windshield fluid, jumper cables a battery charger, 4 light sticks, a 201 pc. Fist aid kit, a snake bite kit, 3 cold compresses, and about 200 spare fuses of all sizes. (All of this fits in my lobo rack)

I am sure that everyone keeps some of the above items around. One may think that is obsessive but that is up to them.

The way we feel about guns can be directly related as to how we feel about other things.

Either way, all things CAN be compared in this instance. Whether it is a tool kit in your X or a gun on your person, it CAN be compared.

Which would happen more often? You will probably use the tool kit more often. It is all up to a level of preparedness and to each his own.

This is to say that this should never turn into a debate on whether or not I am ok with your level of preparedness. I am not going to try to get you to take the oil out of your trunk because you probably will not need it, and you shouldn't try to convince me that I do not need a gun. The "might" factor is what applies, and each person has a different depth of how much "might" preparation they need to take.

Whether you think Tyler, or I am excessive or not is not the point and it is not the topic and shouldn't even be discussed.